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S. L. TUCKER.

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SAMUEL LEWIS TUCKER, OF W OODBURY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE SPEEDPRESS COMPANY, OF CAIVIDEN, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW'JERSEY.

PRINTING-PRESS.

Application led June 17, 1915.

T0 all Iwlw/m 'it may concern Be it known that l, SAMUEL Lewis TUCKER, acitizen of the United States, residing at lVoodbury, in the county ofGloucester, State of New Jersey, have invented a new and usefulPrinting-Press, of which the following is a specifi'ation.

My invention consists of a feeding device for feeding sheets of paper tothe press rollers of a printing press, in which such sheets are fed froma support to a feeder which receives the sheet from said support andadjusts such sheet and feeds it to the printing rollers.

It further consists of such device in which a sheet is fed byalternately moving it in opposite directions to cause the alternatestrains upon the sheet to rectify displacement, buckling or otherirregularities of the same in its passage through the device.

It further consists of means for presenting the sheet to the rollers inproper registering position.

It further consists of means for feeding the sheet to the printingrollers.

lt further consists of other novel features of construction, all asiwill be hereinafter fullv set forth.

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detailone mechanical form embodying the invention. such detail constructionbeing but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of theinvention may be used.

lnV said annexed drawings- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of asmuch of a printing press as will illustrate the application of myinvention to the same.

Fig. 2 represents a view of the other side of such part of the press andof the feeding apparatus.

Fig. 3 represents a top plan view of the feeding device.

4 represents a horizontal section of the same.

Fig. 5 represents a cross-section on the line inFig. 3.

Figs. 6 and 7 represent transverse sectional detail views through themiddle of the suction roll in position of engaging the sheet andreleasing it. respectively.

Figs. 8 and 9 represent transverse detail views of the suction controlvalve of said roll. respectively in suction and releasing position.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

Serial No. 34,711.

Fig. 10 represents a longitudinal section of the feeding device.

Fig. 11 represents a detail View of the driving mechanism for thesuction roll.

Fig. 12 represents an end view of one of the printing rollers.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 1 indicates the frameof the press, in which the impression cylinder, 2, and thetype-cylinder, 3, are transversely journaled and can be constructed inany preferred form and suitably rotated from a powersource. An inclinedbracket-frame, 4, is secured upon the upper corner of the pressframewith its raised end above the printing rollers, and .has slide-ways, 5,in which bars, 6, upon the side-edges of a feed-table, T, are inclinedlyslidable. A longitudinal groove, 8, extends from the center of the4discharge edge of said feed-table and a transverse guide-groove, 9,intersects such latter slot near said discharge edge. Said grooves havebeveled or overhanging edges, 10 and 11, and set-screws, 12 and 13, arethreaded through bevel-edged slides, 14 and 15, to bear against thebottoms of the grooves, carrying stop-plates, 16 and' 17, for holding astack of sheets of paper in position between them. The side stop-plates16 project beyond the discharge edge of the feedtable and have atransverse bar, 18, connecting the plates at their upper corners andflat arms, 19, are adjustably secured to said bar to project down fromsaid bar to close the end of the support for the stack or pile of papersheets upon the feed-table. Said flat arms are yielding and have theends of thumb-screws, 20, bearing against their outer sides near theirends and threaded through rigid tongues, 21, adjustably secured at theirupper ends to the transverse bar. 18. so that the spring arms may bearwith greater or less resistance against the pile of sheets of paper. Atubular shaft. 22,

is journaled transversely in the bracketframe and has a suction-roll,23, upon its middle and formed with a radial port, 24, through itsperiphery and into its axial bore. A pinion, 25, is secured upon thetubular shaft and is engaged by a cogrred rack, 26, secured upon thesliding feed-table. A bearing, 27.l is secured upon the frame and hasone end of the rocking tubular shaft journaled in its and has a port,28, open to the atmosphere and registering with a radial port, 29, inthe shaft and communicates with the axial bore in the same. The bearinghas a base-disk, 30, bearing against the side of the inclined frame andhas an arcuate slot, 31, through which passes an adjusting screw, 32,into the face of the frame, by means of which the relative positions ofthe ports may be adjusted. A suction port, 33, is formed in the bearingand can register with the radial port of the shaft, and a tube, 34,leading from the suction end of an air-pump, 39, is connected to saidport. The type-cylinder 3 has a gear, 35,v upon its shaft, which mesheswith a pinion, 36, upon a shaft, 37, journaled inthe main frame andcarrying a pulley, 38, or other gear to |which power is applied from alsuitable power-source. The piston-rod, 40, of the suction-pump is.pivoted to the lower end of an arm, 41, upon a rock-shaft, 42, in thepress-frame, and an arm, 45, is secured upon this shaft and is connectedby a connecting rod, 46, to a wrist-pin, 47, upon the face of agear-Wheel, 43, vupon the shaft of the impression cylinder meshing withthe gear Aon the shaft of the printing'cylinder.

The suction-shaft has two belts, 49, passing around it, one at each endof the suctionr'oll and extending` to near the side bars 6 oftheyfeed-table. One end of eachof said belts is secured to thedischarge-edge ofthe feed-table and is then passed around thesuction-shaft and secured to transverse rods, 50, having the ends ofcoiled springs, 51, secured to them and at theirv other ends to theunderside of the feed-table. A transverse rod, 53, is secured in lugs 52and has connecting linls54, pivotally connected to its ends'and to arms,55, projecting from a rocli-shaft, 56, journaled transversely upont-liemain frame of the press and having a radial arm, 57, connected toone end of a connecting rod, 43, pivoted atits other end upon awrist-pin, 44, upon the face ofthe gear-wheel, 35., upon thetype-cylinder 3.

A registering table, 58, is rigidly supported beneathA the feeding tableand parallel to the same, and has its raised end-edge in proximity withthe upper portion of the impression cylinder. A transverse shaft, 59, isjournaled at the raised end-edge of the registering table and hasvpulleys, 60, upon it and with their peripheries in a level with saidtable.A shaft, 61, having pulleys, 62, is journ aled at the lower end ofthe registering table, and belts, 63, pass around said pulleys and thepulleysupon the upper shaft and said belts have 'their upper portionslevel with the surface of the registering` table. Flat strips, 64,having upwardly curved portions, 65, are adjustably secured byset-screws., 66, in clamps, 67, which are adjustable upon a transversebar, 68, by setscrews, 69, and parallel with the shaft 61- litods, 70,are adjustably secured in said clamps 67 by set-screws, 71, and areparallel with the curved strips, and transverse stopplates, 72, aresecured to the ends of said rods and extend laterally from the same. Thecurved strips extend to above the shaft and pulleys 59-60, and above thebelts, so that a sheet of paper can be slipped upon said belts andbeneath said strips and be moved by the belts when the machine .isruiming. A; pair of side-Hanges, 73 and '74, are supportedlongitudinally upon the registering table by foot-iaiiges, 75 and 76,l

respectively, and have their ends, 77 and 78, extending overtheimpression cylinder and slightly laterally flaring. The footlange 75 ofthe side-flange 73 has a thumbserew, 79, extending through a transverseslot, 30, in the registering table, and can thus be rigidly adjustednearer to and farther from the median line of the table. `Thefoot-flange 76 of the side-flange 74 is secured to a slide, 81, slidable-in a transverse slot, 82, in the table and said slide is clamped by aset-screw, 83, to a slotted bar, 84, supported to transversely slidebeneath the table. in arm, 85, `extends longitudinally from a bar, 66,transversely slidable beneath thetable and engages a pin, 100, upon theslotted bar S4 with an open slot, 101. A spring, 87, is secured to suchvbar and to the frame, to pull the slidable bnr outward, and the outerend of the'bar is pivoted to one arm of a lever, 83, fulcrumedupon themain frame and ha'vinga roller, 89, in the opposite arm bearing againstthe face of a cam, 90, vupon the shaft of thc impression cylinder.

lit the raised end of the feeder frame and opposite the end of thesupport for Ithey stack of paper sheets, brackets, 91, are connected bya transverse bar', 92, upon the middle of which a casing, 93, is securedand has a rod, 04, slidably supported in it, the inner end of which hasa plunger-plate, 95. A coiled spring, 96, is fitted upon said rod andbears with one end against the outer wall of said casing and with theinner end against a collar, 97, upon the rod, normally pushing thelatter and plate y95 inward toward and into the paper support.

The plunger-plate is capable of passing through the space between theyielding flat arms 19 to bear against the side of the stack of paper inthe support opposed to it, so that said plate will yieldingly retainsaid stack -straight in the support when the latter moves upward and thelowermost sheet is,

separated by following the rotating suction roll.

the casing and has an upturned eye, 99, slidable upon a bolt, 102, belowthe sliding rod and spring, and a coiled spring, 103, cushions thesliding movement of said bar so that said bar yields to the left, seeFig. 10.

.t su un, 9s, is sudati@ in ai@ bottom of' A tongue. 10-1, is formed atthe inner end of the fiat bar and has its edge overhanging thesuction-roll, and a curved lip, 105, is cut in the tongue and curveddownward. A transverse bar, 106, is secured upon the brackets below thecasing, and screw-threaded Shanks. 107, of curved yokes,"1 08, passthrough said bar and have coiled springs, 112, between said yokes andnuts. 109` bearing against the transverse bar, 106. Rolls. 110, aretransversely journaled between the ends of the yokes, and a reversingroller, 111, is journaled in the brackets 91 and extends between therolls in the yokes to guide the sheet of paper to carry the same aroundit, beneath the curved ends of the strips 64 and upon the registeringtable.

1n Fig. 3, the feeding table is illustrated with two longitudinalgrooves, 113, having beveled edges and extending from the lower end ofthe table, and stop-plates, 114, having base-blocks. 115, have saidblocks adjusted in said grooves by set-screws, 116.

The impression roller has grippers, 117. and may be otherwiseconstructed as required by the character of the work to be done.

rllhe driven shaft 37 has a pulley, 118, which drives a shaft, 119, by abelt, 120, and pulley, 121. Said shaft 119 has a pulley. 122, whichdrives a pulley, 123, by a belt. 124, and upon the shaft 61 at the lowerend of the registering table frame.

The driven shaft 37 has a sprocket wheel, 125, around which passes asprocket-chain, 126, which passes around a sprocket-wheel, 127, upon theshaft 111 of the reversing roller, and a sprocket-wheel, 12S. upon theframe of the machine.

In practice` a stack of sheets of paper is placed between thestop-plates upon the feed table, which plates are adjusted to bearagainst three sides of the stack according to the dimensions of thesheets of paper to be fed, and the fourth side of the stack bearingagainst the flat arms 19. When the machine and press is started, thereciprocating feeding table moves downward on the frame and the beltsare drawn to expand the springs 51 and rotate the suction shaft and rollto oscillate the suction port in the latter toward the feeding table. Onthe reversal of the reciprocation of the feeding table. the rack-barupon the table gives the suctionroll a part of a. revolution bringingthe port therein in operative contact with the lowermost sheet anddrawing it by suction out from the bottom of the stack directs its edgebeneath the curved Guide-tongue and between the upper roller 1n theyokes and the reversing' roller, around said roller and back between thelower roller and the reversing roller where the sheet strikes theupwardly curved ends of the guide-strips and enters between the latterand the traveling belts until its edge stops against the stop-plates 72.The grippers upon the impression cylinder now clasp the edge of thesheet which is released from the reversing roller and draw it betweenthe two printing cylinders to print the sheet. The edges of the stack ofsheets exposed between the fiat arms 19 upon the feeding table aremaintained in alinement by the plunger plate which moves in contact withsuch edges and follows the same by the action of its elishioning spring,when the feeding table is moved upward and the lower sheets removed.

The Hat bar having the tongue 104- and curved lip- 105 is cushioned byits spring to depress the lowermost sheet and guide the same withoutoffering obstruction to the edge of the sheet and injury to the same.

-When the sheet has been deposited upon the registering table, theadjustable Hanges will stop the edge and the transversely reciprocatingflange 741 will push the sheet over against the rigid guide-flange tocause it to register with the grippers on the impression cylinder. Thestop-plates or guideianges which form the container for the stack ofsheets and the separate sheets on the registering table are adjustableto all sizes of sheets within the limits of the capacity of the feedingdevice and press. The fact that the sheet is clasped and drawn betweenthe printing rollers by the edge of the end opposite to the edge claspedwhen the sheet is withdrawn from the feed support, and that the travelof the sheet is thus reversed, prevents the sheet from being drawn outof shape, as its reversal will straighten any irregularity during thetransfer from one table to another. The transversely reciprocatedguide-flange upon the registering table, which pushes the sheet upon thesame against the stationary flange` insures true register of the sheetbetween the printing rollers.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employedfor the mode herein explained. Change may therefore be made as regardsthe mechanism thus disclosed, provided the principles of constructionset forth, respectively, in the following claims are employed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a sheet feeding device, a suction roller, a reciprocating supporthaving an opening atone end of its bottom above such roller, means forreversibly guiding a sheet held by said suction roller, a stationaryregistering table below the reciprocating support and having itsreceiving end at said guiding means, and an impression roller at andbeneath said end and provided with gripping means for a sheet on thetable.

2. ln a sheet feeding device, a reciprocating paper support having anopening at one end of its bottom, a suction roller beneath suoliopening, guiding-means adjacent said roller to guide a sheet around thesame and in a reverse direction to its discharge from said support, astationary registering table beneath said support to receive the sheetfrom said roller, means for carrying said sheet in a reverse directionto that of its insertion upon said table, and printing rollers havingmeans for gripping` sheet on its reversed motion.

3. ln a sheet feeding device. a reciprocating paper support having anopening at one end of its bottom, a suction roller beneath said openingand having means for imparting rotary motion tov it, guiding meansarranged adjacent said suction roller to reversibly guide a sheet aroundsaid roller, ya stationary registering table beneath said supporthavingv its receiving end at the delivery of said guiding means, andanimpression roller4 having means for gripping asheet and arrangedbeneath the receiving i end `of the registering table.

4. In a sheet feeding device, a reciprocat ing paper support having anopening at one end' of its bottom,` a suction-roller beneath saidopening and having means :for rocking it, means for intermittentlycreating suction in said relier, guiding means arranged adjacent saidsuction roller to reversely guide a sheet around said roller, astationary registering table beneath thev said papersupport andreversing guidemeans and adapted to receive a reversed sheet from thelatter, and an impression roller having means for gripping` a sheet andarranged beneath the receiving end of the registering table.

5. in a sheet feeding device, a reciprocating paper support having anopening at one end of its bottom, a suction-roller at such opening andhaving means for rocking it, means for intermittently creating suctionin said roller, a reversing roller adjacent said suction roller, meansfor reversely guidinga sheet around said rollen a stationary registeringtable beneath said support and roller, and an impressing roller at thereceiving end of said registering table and provided With means forgripping a sheetl upon said table.

`6. ln a sheet feeding device, a reciprocating paper support having anopening at one end of its bottom, a suction-roller at such opening andhaving means for rocking it, a reve sing roller adjacent said suctionroller, means for intermittently creating suction in saidsuction-roller, means for reversely guiding a sheet around saidreversing roller, a stationary registering table beneath said supportand roller, an impressing roller at the receiving end of saidregistering table needles and provided with means for gripping a sheetupon said table, and means for moving such sheet upon said table.

i'. in a sheet feeding de vice, a feed-table having longitudinal guideflanges and a stop iiange and an opening at the ends of said guideflanges, a vbar spanning the ends of said guide-flanges, arms adjustableupon said bar to depend from the same, means for reciprocating saidtable, a suction device at 'the opening in the table, and a yieldingplunger opposed to the space betvveen said arms and adapted to beengaged by thel edge of a stack of sheets upon the table.

8. ln a sheetA feeding device, 4a having longitudinal guide anges and astop fiange and an opening at the ends of said guide flanges a barspanning the ends of said guide-flanges, arms adjustable upon said barto depend from the saine, means for reciprocating said. table, alsuction device at the opening in the table, a yielding plunger opposedto the space between said arms ,and adapted to be engaged b y the edgeofa stack of `sheets upon the table, and ay flat, tongue yieldinglysupported to engage and depress the edge of the loivermostsheet of thestack of sheets upon the table.

9. in a sheet feeding device, a feed-table having longitudinalguide-iianges and a stop-flange, means for reciprocating saidfeed-table, a bar spanning the ends ofsaid guid anges, arms dependingfrom ,said bar and having a space between them, a rod slidinglysupported opposite said space and having plunger adapted to pass betweensaid arms to bear against the edge of stack of sheets upon the table,yielding means acting upon said rod and plate to alloiv said plate tobeaiagainst thestack of sheetsthrough'y the opening between ,the armaand suction means belovv said opening. iO. In a sheet feeding device,afeed-table having longitudinal guide-flanges and a stop-flange andhaving a discharge opening in its bottom, a stationary suction deviceadapted to have said opening intermittently pass thereover, means forreciprocating said table, a yielding` plunger adapted to be enby thestack of sheets upon the feed table., and a fiat tongue yieldinglysupported to engage the edge of the lowerinost sheet to de'fiect thesame.

l1. ln a sheet feeding device afeed-table having longitudinal.guide-flanges andI a stop-flange and having a discharge opening:

in its bottom, a stationary suction device adaptedy to have said openingintermittently pass thereover, means for creating a suction in suchsuction device to retain the bottom sheet of the stack oi' sheets uponthe feedtable and Withdrawr it from the same, a yielding tongue at theopening in the recip rocating table to engage between the bottomfeed-table fill i on

sheet and the stack of sheets above it, and means for reciprocating saidfeed table toward and from said suction device.

12. In a sheet feeding device, a feed-table having longitudinal guideflanges and an end-stop and having said flanges extending beyond itsopen edge, an oscillating suctionroll at such edge, means forintermittently creating suction through a port of such roll, beltssecured at one end to the open edge of the feed-table and passing aroundsaid roll, springs connected to the other ends of said belts and to thefeed-table, and means for intermittently oscillating said suction roll.

13. In a sheet feeding device, a feed-table having guide-flanges forminga support for a stack of sheets and having a discharge opening in itsbottom at its open end, means for reciprocating said table, a suctionroller having means for intermittently creating suction through a portand journaled across the opening in the feed-table, means forintermittently oscillating said suction roller, a yielding flat tonguearranged to engage above the lowermost sheet upon the table in theopening in the same. a. curved lip, a reversing roller below said lip,curved yokes yieldingly supported to partly embrace said roller andhaving rollers at their ends at opposite sides of said reversing roller,and a. registering table having its end below said reversing roller.

14. In a sheet feeding device, a reciprocating paper support having anopen end and an opening in its bottom, arms adjustably and yieldinglysupported over the open end of the support, an oscillating suction rollin the bottom opening of the support, a yielding plunger opposed to theopen end of the support and adapted to enter the same, a yieldinglysliding tongue arranged to engage above the edge of the lowermost sheetupon the support, and a revolving reversing roller below said tongue.

15. In a sheet feeding device, a reciprocating paper-support for a stackof paper sheets and having an openin at one end of its bottom, a suctiondevice having stationary support to have a port register with suchopening, means for intermittently creating suction in said suctiondevice, means for imparting oscillatin motion to said suction device toengage y suction and move the lowermost sheet in the paper-support,means for reversing and guiding a sheet from said suction device, aregistering table for` receiving said reversed sheet, and an impressioncylinder having grippers adapted to engage the edge of said sheet.

16. In a sheet feeding device, a reciprocating support for containing astack of paper-sheets and having an opening in one end, a fiat andlongitudinally yielding bar in alinement with said opening and having atongue adapted to enter between the edges of the lowermost sheet andremaining stack of sheets in said support, a suction roller in theopening in the support beneath said tongue, a curved guide-lip for theseparated sheet, a reversing roller beneath such lip, and rollerssupported adjacent to the periphery of said latter roller to reverse thesheet around the same.

17. In a sheet feed mechanism for presses in combination, means forsupporting a pack of sheets to be fed, a rotatable pneumatic feed rollerhaving a suction opening for engaging and advancing the bottom sheet ofthe pack, means for guiding the advancing sheet so as to bring its rearedge into position to be engaged by the grippers of the press, saidpress including an impression cylinder having grippers for engaging therear edge of the sheet.

18. In a printing press, in combination, an impression cylinder havinggrippers, means for supporting a pack of sheets to be fed to saidimpression cylinder, a rotatable pneumatic feed roller having a suctionopening for engaging the forward edge of the bottom sheet of the pack toadvance the same, a registering table adjacent to said impressioncylinder, and means for guiding the sheet advanced by said roller sothat-the said sheet passes on to said shelf with the forward edge of thesheet disposed remotely from said impression cylinder', said grippersoperating to engage the rear edge of the sheet on said registeringtable.

19. In a printing press, in combination, an impression cylinder havinggrippers, means for supporting a pack of sheets to be fed to saidimpression cylinder, a rotatable pneumatic feed roller having a suctionopening for engaging the forward edge of the bottom sheet of the pack toadvance the same, a registering table adjacent to` said impressioncylinder, means for guiding the sheet advanced by said roller so thatthe said sheet passes on to said shelf with the forward edge of thesheet disposed remotely from said impression cylinder, said grippersoperating to engage the rear edge of the sheet on said registeringtable, and automatically movable means for shifting the sheet. on saidregistering table to aline the same before being engaged by saidgrippers.

20. In a printing press, in combination, an impression cylinder havinggrippers, means for supporting a pack of sheets to be fed to saidimpression cylinder, a rotatable pneumatic feed roller havin a suctionopening for engaging the forwart edge of the bottom sheet of the pack toadvance the same, a registering table adjacent to said impressioncylinder, means for guiding the sheet advanced by said roller so thatthe said sheet passes on to said shelf with the forward Ledge of thesheet disposed remotely Vfrom said impression cylinder, said grippersoperating to engage the rea-r edge of the sheet on said registeringtable, and a stop on said registering table to engage the forward edgeof the sheet `to limit the movement of said sheet on said registeringtable.

2l. In an automatic sheet-feeder7 the combination of a reciprocatiingfeed-table,V a rotative suction-roller in contact with which the pile ofpaper is carried by the feedtable whereby the sheets are successivelyseparated, said suction-roller being located immediately adjacent thefront end of the table when the table is in its retracted position,feed-rolls to which. the separated ysheet is directed by forwardmovement of the feed-table, and by which the sheet is directed backwardbelow the table, and suction-releasing means acting through the suctionroller to release the separated sheet from said suction-roller andpermit directing it to the feed-rolls. l

22. In an automatic sheet-feeder, a sheetseparating suction-roller7means for reciprocating a pile of paper thereover, said roller Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of Patents,

'memes being in communication with a vacuumpuinp and having asuction-orifice for attracting the sheet 1n contact therew1th,and

the conduit from the pump having a connec-rL tion with. one end of theroller provided with a plurality of ports whereby the bore of the rollerserves alternately as a suction and a release port.

23. In a device of the character stated, a reciprocatory feed table, arotative suction roller, a main feed roller spaced from said suctionroller and over which the separated sheet is fed therefrom, said feedroll and suction roller being mounted 'to retain their same relativepositions at'all times with the upper surface of said feed roll in ahorizontal plane above the upper surface of said suction roller, a pairof feed rolls spaced apart and both coacting with said main feed roller,and means for supporting said pair of feed relis in constant relation toeach other and in movable relation to said main feed roller.

SAMUEL LEWS TUCKER.

Witnesses: p

E. HAYWARD FAIRBANKS, C. D. MCVAY.

Washington, D. C.

